Army May Pull Franklin Graham's Invitation to Attend National Day of Prayer Over Anti-Islam Comments

Army mulling recision of invitation to Franklin Graham to attend National Day of Prayer because he described Islam as "evil."

The Army is mulling whether to rescind an invitation to evangelist Franklin Graham to appear at the Pentagon for the National Day of Prayer because a religious liberty group, The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, complained about the he described Islam as "evil."

Sorry, but the Army is caving to pressure. There are some elements in the Muslim community who are evil, that's the reality we live with each day, but the entire religion is not evil. The Army leaders should ask Graham, the son of Billy Graham, to clarify his comments before they throw him under the bus. The reality is that there are vehicles of evil in every religion and when we cast aspersions, we only end up looking really stupid. If Graham uttered these words, then an argument can be made that there is evil in his religion as well. Take the latest dust-up with the Roman Catholic Church and the abuse allegations made by thousands of victims against some priests. The argument can be made that the Catholic church is built upon evil motives perpetrated by pedophiles, who were not reported to law enforcement, but moved from parish to parish by their superiors.

Graham was reportedly invited by the Colorado-based National Day of Prayer Task Force, which works with the Pentagon chaplain's office on the prayer event. The organization said Muslim employees at the Pentagon were offended by the invitation. It should be noted that another religious leader, Rick Warren, pastor of Saddlebrook Church, came under a scathing attack because of his flawed position on gays and lesbians. He had to recant his statement and offer an apology. Why put your foot in your mouth in the first place?

UPDATE#1: The Army has rescinded its invitation to Franklin Graham. He has also refused to recant his comment about Islam being "evil."